Graph queries in a next-generation Datalog system

Recent theoretical advances have enabled the use of special monotonic aggregates in recursion. These special aggregates make possible the concise expression and efficient implementation of a rich new set of advanced applications. Among these applications, graph queries are particularly important because of their pervasiveness in data intensive application areas. In this demonstration, we present our Deductive Application Language (DeAL) System, the first of a new generation of Deductive Database Systems that support applications that could not be expressed using regular stratification, or could be expressed using XY-stratification (also supported in DeAL) but suffer from inefficient execution. Using example queries, we will (i) show how complex graph queries can be concisely expressed using DeAL and (ii) illustrate the formal semantics and efficient implementation of these powerful new monotonic constructs.